Episode 22: Osmosis Jesus
We’re taking it WAY back this week— all the way back to the Bible, in fact! We discuss magic, myth, and misinformation (and misogyny!) as we explore the Exodus story and the life and legacy of St. Mar...
7 Tammi 20211h 34min
Episode 21: XOXO, Caesar
Today we take a closer look at the early medieval region of Gaul as we discuss the nomadic tribes that would later make up the peoples and cultures of Europe as we know it today. In particular, we loo...
24 Joulu 20201h 47min
Episode 20: We Hate the Puritans
WE ARE IN THE SAME PLACE AGAIN! ...for one weekend. So of course we had to record an episode! And it's a big one: we finally get to the Salem Witch Trials! We also discuss the history of the Catholic ...
10 Joulu 20201h 39min
Episode 19: Goddamn it, White People!
Ah, Thanksgiving. Turkey, green bean casserole, and...genocide. In this episode, we focus on Native Americans and the effects of the colonization of North America by European settlers throughout the 1...
26 Marras 20201h 35min
Episode 18: Never Underestimate an Ingegerd
Denmark, you have stolen our hearts. You've got Vikings, you've got princesses, you've got Devil's pacts, you’re surprisingly woke?? Today we discuss the final sorcery-based lynchings in Denmark, incl...
12 Marras 20201h 19min
Episode 17: Naughty Souls Go Back to the Flesh Prison
There are a lot of naughty souls and a lot of flesh prisons in this episode. We finally discuss Joan of Arc, then take a deep dive into heresy of all shapes and sizes in medieval France and elsewhere....
29 Loka 20201h 50min
Episode 16: A Baby Is Not a Juice Box
Rule #1 of midwifery: a baby is NOT a juice box. Today we take a deep dive into midwifery and childbirth rituals in the Middle Ages, and we discuss St. Margaret of Antioch and the 16th-century German ...
15 Loka 20201h 31min
Episode 15: Daddy Was A Big Deal
It's ABOUT TIME we got to this topic! This week, we're discussing the martyr Sir Thomas More and Anne Boleyn, Queen of England and one of the wives of Henry VIII. Heads will literally roll. If you l...
1 Loka 20201h 56min
